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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-05-13

LAWN Tennis at Van Epps' for $40 CON
plete.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-05-13

A NEW lot of hammocks at Van Epps'.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
MORGANTowN. WEST VIRGINIA OCTOBER IL.

Triangularly shaped web-satin bon
bonnieres in pink, amber blue and
canary tints are novelties that delight
the fair sex. No prettier present can
be given to lady than one OF these
bonbonnieres filled with choice cam
dies.
None but the rich can afford after
dinner cups of Capo di Monte ware.
They are newly imported. and cost
$12 apiece. A heavy coat of gold
forms the inside. while the exterior is
decorated with figures en- relief
In the numerous articles made in
imitation of old ivory the most novel
is a chandelier. half of which is made
to simulate bark. while the remainder
is Of brightly polished chiselcd points.
I Bouquet-holders of Lorraine faience
ware are pretty articles for parlor
ornamentation. The latest designs
are bowl shaped and have openings
for five bouquets. the one in the center
being double the size of the others.
The bowl is completely covered with
small gold dots in relief
A large brass stork resting with one
leg on low, black marble pedestal
serves as a support for beau.
tifully hand-painted piano lamp, the
shade of which is hung with prisms.
The coloring on the shade gives the
light dele ate pearl hue which has q
beautiful effect in room where nc
other lamps are used.
| Weeklu
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
LEFT-hANDED WRITING.

How a One-Armed Man Made His Left
Hand Replace the Missing Right.
1t looks like copperplate.' remarked
prominent teacher of penmanship to
a reporter, as he exhibited handsome
specimen of chirography from among
the many specimens in his large col
lection.
ut couldn't have been written very
rapidly" suggested the reporter.
at was. Thoughts rapidly as the
writer could make his fingers move"
Probably he is professional PEN
man; book-keeper or teacher iikelyP"
Neither, and he only learned to
write four years ago. He was SOL
der. During the war he lost his right
arm. After the war he became trav-
cling salesman. Five years ago he lost
leg in a railroad accident, and then
took up penmanship. He had to learn
it all over again. But by perseverance
you see how much he has accomplished.
He is the secretary of mining COM
pany down town, and draws ten thou
sand dollars year salary. One odd
thing about this is that he never was
good penman when he had both arms.
But in learning to use his left hand he
acquired the art of making all of his
characters plainly. He made them
slowly at first, and now he can't write
badly, no matter how rapidly he works.
He can do something more rapidly
than thatP"
.'What can that beP''
HE is an expert and rapid short
hand writer"
'.Are there many like himp''
II don't know of any equally expert
but do know large number of men
who have lost their right arms and
learned to write very rapidly with
their left hands. +"
"Did you ever known of a mans
learning to use both hands equally
| well?"
There are few instances on rec
ord. heard of a man once who not
only wrote with both hands, but wrote
| with them at the same time and differ
ent sentence with each hand. He was
the wonder of the profession. but he
was more of freak than anything else.
Ambidextcrity is great accomplish
ment, but such experiences as that are
not valuable, save as curiosities. IN
J. Mail and Express.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
COSTLY BRiC-A-BRAC.


Charming Novelties in Foreign and Do
mestic Works Of Art.
A handsome fish service is made of
French china and painted so rs to rep
resent the ocean. Yachts in full sail
add beauty to the scene.
A china cup, covered with network
of small steel-colored threads in imita-
ton of birds nests, is late additio n
to decorative tea sets.
The newest in decorated china flower
baskets and card-receivers are in imita-
ton Of oak. Bright red flowers are
punched at one of the sides
Punch sets Of fancy cut, rose -colored
glass have handles Of ivory to their
cups and bowls. The combination
thus made is odd and attractive.
Among the new bread and cake
plates offered this season are some
made in imitation of water drops.
Autumn leaves with golden edges tend
to richen their appearance.
A brass parrot about foot and a
half high. standing on the back Of a
huge turtle, forms the base for hand
eoino uuE6ry i6HP' tho suhuc VI winch
is artistically painted by hand.
Toilet sets Of satin ware in delicate
shades Of pink and blue are in demand.
The handsomest cologne-stands are
heart-shaped and have crumpled
edges. The bottles are enameled in
gold.
A pretty mantel-vase Of terra-cotta
the figure Of snake charmer bend
ing over cobra and holding to his
mouth long reed. The coloring Of
the piece is realistic. the group artis-
tic.
One Of the abandonment jardinieres
recently seen was made Of Algerian
onyx and mounted on bronze. It stood
two feet high, and was chiseled from
one solid block Its value was nearly
600
The handsomest pair of mantel-vases
displayed in . large Murray street
establishment are OF hand painted
Cashmere marble ware. The blend
Ing Of the colors used In decorating the
vases are in exquisite tastA
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
VOLUME XXI.

that all resources of profit had been ex-
hausted, they added mental torture to
his misery by assuring him that his
friends had refused to pay any thing
for his ransom, and, crowding him
under the plank again. they left him to
die at leisure. 1t happened that very
night that heavy storm came up, and
a beggar entered the deserted dwelling
for shelter, by chance seating himself
upon the board under which Cervantes
lay. Hearing faint moaning. ap-
parently proceeding from the lower re-
gions, the fellow was frightened nearly
to death, believing that it came from
some ghost, and he ran straightway to
the nearest priest Strangely enough.
in this lazy country, where supersti-
tious fancies are Of common occur
renee, search was instituted, and what
remained Of poor Cervantes was res
cued-not an hour too soon.
A few months later rich old man
disappeared in much the same manner.
Search was instituted and diligently
kept up for long time, but not the
slightest trace of him was found. The
usual placards demanding money for
his ransom were posted again and
again, sometimes accompanied ty the
most piteous appeals purporting to
come from the victim himself, but
though the family were anxious to give
any amount for his release they were
1T nd 70 10 50 fhA
ment having determined to put stop
to the kidnapping business, which could
only be done by destroying the in
centive. Long afterward, through the
confession of dying ranchero TO his,
priest, the fate of the old man was dis
closed. For several months his alb
ductors had kept him, gagged and
bound, hidden in deep, dry well.
Every night they hauled him up. fed
him enough to sustain life, and tortured
him in every diabolical manner they
could conceive without making an end
of him in order to make him devise
some means by which they could wiring
money from his friends. As time wore
on and no money came, their fiendish
rage knew no bounds, and they de-
lighted in tormenting him to the ut
most limit of human endurance. They
burned his flesh with heated irons, tore
the nails from his fingers and toes, dug
out his eyes, pulled his tongue with
pinchers, and finally tortured him to
death.
The dying ranchero's story was SUBJ
Stimulated by the searching of the spot
indicated-in a vacant field near the
Viga canal, few miles from the City
of Mexico-and in the bottom of the
long disused and forgotten well was
found the skeleton. Merico Letter in
Philadelphia Record.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
Tricks in all Trades.

A citizen who sat in the Office Of .
real estate dealer for an hour the other
day heard him say to q man who
came in to place house and lot in his
hands:
''I'll put it on my list at 5000. but
frankly tell you that it is 81 500 too
high. If you sell at $500 you are
selling to good advantage"
well do your best" was the reply.
In about an hour party came In
and said he was looking for house
and lot worth about $4,000, and the
dealer turned to the one he had last
listed and said:
Il haven't any as cheap As that, but
here is something for $4,000 which
think will suit you, and give you my
word it is one Of the greatest bargains
in Detroit. Owner is going to Kansas
and must sell. Go up and look at it,
old fellow. I'd like to see you mako
$1,000 as well as any one l know
Of "-Detrott Free Press.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
CHEAP OIL PAINTINGS.

How They are Dashed on In New York
Picture Galleries.
''See that picture yonder?" asked a
local "art'' dealer of reporter, point
ing in the direction of big landscape
surrounded by snowy frame. ut
took just thirty-six minutes to paint it.
How was it donep I'll tell you. So
far as. / know there are no places in
Philadelphia where this class Of work
is done, but in New York dozens Of
men make good livings painting such
pictures by the yard. The work is
simple. A piece of canvas nearly a
hundred feet long is stretched in a gall
lery shaped like a corridor On the
picture under notice, which, by the
way, you can have for "a. so, frame and
all, five men were employed. Each
man had his particular line. One
man put in the foreground. another
the background, and still another
did the clords and cows that you see
browsing in the pasture. A fourth man
did the trees and shrubbery. In this
way they were enabled to work fast.
In exactly three hours five Of these
landscapes were finished, which is
thirty-six minutes time given to each.
The fifth man did the finishing touches,
and, perhaps, performed more and bet
ter work than any Of the Others
"Are all cheap pictures painted in
the same wayP" the reporter asked.
Nearly all. Occasionally fairly
good artist will become hard up, and
during these times he will sell the pro-
ducts of his brush for almost nothing.
Never buy the oil paintings that are
peddled about the streets by men who
say they are artists. You will only get
| left. The frames on all those that you
see on the wall arc worth double the
amount Of tho pictures themselves o,
yes. there's some money in this bust
ness. but not 50 much ~ formerly. -
RAi3edsIphte 1ymss.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
AN UNCOMMON FEE.
A Grateful Patient Who offered His Whole
Stock in Trade to y Physician.

A Grateful Patient Who offered His Whole
Stock in Trade to = Physician.
The medical profession docs not boar
the reputation of calling which
develops grasping and avaricious
character. On the contrary there. is
no vocation in which gratuitous serv-
ice is more frequently rendered. But
here is case in which the patient
offered as fee his whole stock in
trade, and the physician received it
The case does infinite credit to the
patients generous impulses and
thoughtful survey of his resources.
The other day a ragged. unkempt
newsboy pulled the bell of the resi-
dence of DR.. George F. Shrady, and
asked the servant if ''the doc was in. !"
Just then DR.. Shrady emerged from the
parlor, and the newsboy made a rush
at him with an upturncd thumb.
"What's the matter. boyP" asked
the doctor.
.Pisen'd thumb. DOCTOR" answered
the youth.
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
Twelve Rules for Schools.

In school work we should require.
first, comfortable temperature, and
especially let the feet be kept warm
ann dry; second, good ventilation;
third, loose clothing; fourth, erect
posture; fifth. little study before break
fast or directly after hearty meal,
none at all in twilight or late 1t night;
sixth. great caution about study after
recovery from fevers; seventh, light
abundant but not dazzling; eighth. sun
not shining on the desk, or on objects
in front Of the pupil; ninth, light COM
ing from the left hand or left and rear;
under some circumstances from in
front (ao light from the right 81 the
pupil permitted;) tenth, the book held
at right angles to the line Of the light
or nearly 80; eleventh, frequent rest BY
looking up; twelfth, siii.tnz,co u book book
frem eyc abont 6fte<a iacheA - n,
s11I|< y cei1 nrjes .-....3
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
REQUESTED TO LEAVE.


A Place Where Professional Courtesy
Failed to Be Recognised.
Several years ago young doctor
named Mabee came out from the East
and settled in a small Dakota
town to practice his profession. He
had a diploma from one Of the best
medical schools, printed on sheep skin,
which he carried aroundwith him in a
heavy block tin tube. He got but little
to do; most OF his practice was
monopolized by man named Daggett
who had been locatedat the place some
time. Daggett did not follow any
regularly recognized school Of
medicine but pinned his faith to a
poultice made on the hide side of the
skin of black cat killed in the dark Of
the moon" Mabee was at last himself
taken sick. He got quite low and
finally called in DR.. Daggett One day
after he had recovered he was waited
upon by committee OF the citizens
headed by the mayor who broke the
ice by saying:
doc, we'uns have called on little
pint which we reckon will be mid lin
interestin' to you"
"All right-go ahead" replied the
young physician.
1--WE noticed that when you got
pretty sick you called in Doc Daggett
to fix you up"
"Why, yes. he came to see me one
or twice."
"Y-a-e-s, we seen he did! Little
bit skeered Of your own med cines. we
'lowP''
mo, sir, but 1 was too sick to do any
thing for myself That's all profess
sional."
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
HER FIRST SEA BATH.


Notes 0ode BY . Careful studcnt Of Feml-
nine Nature.
This IL q truthful and most accurate
description Of how . woman acts when
she first puts on bathing suit and APP
pears before the world in it. At first
sight of it she giggles convulsively and
filters out:
''Oh, l never. never can let anybody
see me with that on!"
"Oh, yes you can. Put it on" cries
some hardened companion who has
been in before. Every body wears
them"
'But I'll look 50 awfulr'
"Who caresr Nobody'll know you. "
Then she gets into it giggling furi-
ously. ''Oh. l just can't 60 out in il. -
Eyes, you must"
"But how can l."
bah; nobody'll notice you in the
least"
but know 1 look perfectly dread
full"
well, every body else looks so, too. ="
II know, but l (giggle) shall die II
1 see anybody know"
"You ready"
Eyes. I-I-guess 50! Oh. 1 just
don't believe l can 60, after all. Don't
look awful?"
"Pooh! no! Come onr'
II can't bear to. Tee. hee, hee,
hee!'
But she does all the same. giggling
frantically, until she reaches the water,
when she shrieks out:
''Oh, it's cold! Ugh! Hee! he! I'll
look SO awful when I'm wet! O-o-o oh,
it's dreadfully coldr'
And when she comes out and Is
dressed again she bores every body
she knows by saying over and over
again:
''Oh, / think it's just lovely to battle!
I'm going in every day! Isn't it fun7
/ Just love to lie down and let the
waves run over me! ant one Bit
afraid now! Twas awfully frightened
at first! don't mind my looks one bit
now! I'd like to have my photograph
taken in my bathing suit! It'd be jolly
fun, wouldn't itP got some water in
my mouth. and isn't it saltya Oh. ID
just splendid! I'm going in three timea
some days! believe it II do me good!
Oh, I'm wild over bathing! It's just
too perfectly lovely and jolly for any
thing. - It'd Bits.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Gray the Popular Color Of the SEASON.
centric Hats and Bonnets.

Gray the Popular Color Of the Season-Ec-
centric Hats and Bonnets.
Gray costumes of every shape inn
aginable will be very fashionably worn
this autumn and winter. The hand
soonest and most recherche gowns now
worn in Paris are those in gray, the
entire costume from bonnet to boot
often matching in shade. An importer
Just returned from abroad exhibits an
artistic dinner dress. which is as fol-
lows: The dress itself is in dove-gray
cloth, the panels in plush of the same
tint, striped with much paler shade,
and lined with silver-gray silk. The
drapery of the Hungarian tunic is
raised at each side in an easy yet deft
manner. 1t looks as if one had caught
up length of it in loop, much as
one would do if pinning up skirt be-
fore venturing out in the rain. Yet
there is method in this looping not
easy to follow The costume is COM
pleted by cuirass bodice of the cloth,
laced at the back. and ornamental
with sort of heart-shaped bib or Ito
borrow an expression from knight
errantry) gorget of plush. covered with
jingling network of old silver orna-
ments resembling coins.
The majority of the fall bonnets and
hats are neat, trim and stylish. There
are, however, a number of Partisan
models that are too bizarre for general
taste. One bonnet in golden fawn-
colored velvet, like silken fur, affects
the shape of an old-fashioned cGleche
just in 'front.' coming well over the
waves of hair, but at the sides is round,
and very short above the ears. and is
tied down by strings of changeable
fame and fawn color. The bonnet OUT
side is trimmed with high coronet Of
red, gold, brown, olive, moss-green,
and fawn-colored feather-tips, effective
" grouped. Another bonnet, with a
penthouse front and short retrousss
back, is made Of two rich shades Of
Parma violet, garnitured with deep
yellow velvet loops and two tiny East
Indian birds Of brown and yellow
plumage. A downy felt hat of deep
ecru has large turned-up brim, and
is trimmed with scarf Of plaidcd vel
vet, and a large bird with out-strctched
wings. All these models are striking
in effect, and should therefore be adopt
ed only by those youthful and beautiful
devotccs Of style who are not afraid to
venture upon and introduce an eccen-
trio aud to them becoming fashion,
N y. Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
FRENCH pvELIsT's DEFIANCE.

Give my knife and dirk
PIT for my bloody work;
Give me my trusty Colt,
Pinned with q thunderbolt;
Peace let me roar:
Give me my musket tall
Fit for cannon ball,
Twin go forth to-day
Ready to shoot TO shoot and slay;
Crazy for gorel
Let me not be deferred,
BE must be massacrcd:
Him will perforate,
Quarter and decimate;
Him l will slayi
r1erce have challenged him,
Now I will go and swim
IN Q red sea OF gore
Streaming from every pore
Let me awayl
Hal what Is that you says
His seconds ask delays
Hsve the unmeasured face
Task for another pace
Heavens what a sightf
No, not an inch I'll give,
Lot the base recreant live,
Put up my dirk and knife.
Give the poor serf his life
No, won't fight!
IS. W. Foss, In Detroit Free Press
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
WIT AND WISDOM.

Every good act that we do profits
us, no matter what the other person
did with it.
Still it worries man who calls
himself violinist to be known outside
as fiddler.-Sk Joseph Gazette.
The philosopher spends in becomes
ing a man the time which the ann
bilious man spends in becoming per-
sonage. Joseph Rouz.
When -four goes down five-cent
loaf of bread costs as much as it did
before, and. by the weigh, it is no
bigger.-N.' Y. Picayune.
-"f women are really angels,
writes an old bachelor, ''why don't
they fly over the fence, instead of max
ing such fearful job Of climbingp"
People are apt to feel proud Of all +
the good traits their children show, and
wonder where in blazes they got all
their bad ones. SomevUtlle Journal.
BE always displeased at what thou
art, if thou desire to attain 70 what
thou art not; for where thou hast
pleased myself there thon abidest.
Quarrels. 81
The fashionable way Of using per-
fume is to pour it in the ear. Silkine
says he is going to try it when he
comes home very late, SO that his wife's
curtain lecture will sound like ''Home.
Sweet Home. ~ Burlington Free Press
The Good Time Coming.
The time is passing slowly on.
The weeks are gliding BY,
And some day we may hope TO miss
Tie pestilontial hy.
-zs1os sVyisgs.
As the tree is fortified BY its own
broken branches and fallen leaves. and
grows out of its own decay, 80 mon and
nations are bettered and improved "
trial, and refined out Of broken hope1
and blighted expectations. IF " Hot-
ertson.
The society girls Of Atchison ~
Just now greatly enraged because ~ z
dudes are giving their attention 70 TIA
dining-room girls A dining-roor6
girl is about the prettiest thing a
earth; we don't blame the dudes. ~
Gibson Globe.
II hold every man debtor 70 "
profession; from the which Is r.
course do seek to rece We ceell
and profs, SO ought they q
endeavor themselves, ~ Ny d ~
to be help and ornament 49,
Lord Bacon. Il X.
"A rich man o. Well-lneSN @
ious habits one day - : frie6d
..r~~-ss 49,. ncx,,n xrsX d{rn ~-1fk 49,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-15
NUMBER 25.
HER NAME WAS SMITH.


me Moaoso.y Of . Railway Ride Re-
mevsd By IN Inquisitive Traveller.
He boarded the train at Rochester
and came to the only vacant seat in the
car, beside young lady.
This seat taken. ma'ams"
mo"
avail, then, guess I'll set down"
Two minutes silence.
"Have some peanuts, ma'ame"
mo. l thank you"
Jimmy. don't You like peanutse
just like my wife. Ny great holt is
peanuts and bananers. Perhaps you'd
like bananer. ma'am?"
mo. nothing. thank YOU"
"Live up to Buffalo, ma'amP"
yes"
"P'raps you know my friend Cap'n
Jack Sloan, lives down in Elk strcet7'
mo, Idon't know where Elk street
Ia"
BY COLL and you live in Buffalo. Why
I've sold butter on Elk street market
nigh on to twenty years My names
johnson. Your name amt Jones, is
it,"
no"
"Tain't williams, or anything of that
kind9"
mo"
That's what I thought l don't
s'pose now it's Brown or any O. them
colors7"
NO"
.'Been farf"
mot far"
Syracuse, mebbc; or Albany. CHIP
NO"
MOP gol! Hain't been to New
York;"
Yes"
Jimmy, I've never been there.
though saw q pretty slick Teller from
there once. Them New Workers is
regular goers, amt theyP Any rela-
tons there1"
Few"
"Goshl Wonder II they know my
cousin Jake. He's getting ten dollars
wsek jest to walk around in store
and look slick. Your folks ever speak
Of Jake?"
no"
Jake and me bought some land on,
West last year. Ever buy anyP"
mo"
don't Jake and me lost five hum
dred dollars. 1t was way at the bot.
tom OF river. Ever been WestP'
Chicago"
"Jee! you hev travelled. amt your
Father and mother livingp"
Father"
"Live in ButfaloP"
mo"
"Our folks all live together down to
Rochester. My father and mother have
been dead long time. My wife's mother
lives with us. Her names Martin.
That amt your name, ehp"
NO"
81 was jest thinking you looked like
man / know in Buffalo named
Waters. He amt your brotherP"
mo"
I'VE must be comm pretty near
Buffalo. That there lot of tracks looks
like it You don't happen to live on
Main streetP"
mo"
"Then your name amt Robinson"
mo"
you must have curious kind Of @
name. Sure it amt Sandersp"
Sure"
"Wal, here we be; can l help you git.
tin of?''
mo thank you"
"Oh. is there door-plate on your
houser'
'.Yes."
Name on itr'
yes"
"P'raps you wouldn't mind tellin
what the name on the plate isP"
| "Smith."
"Golr'-B.6alo Courier.